Windows 10: How do I correctly reuse my license on a new pc I am building?

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  1. How do I correctly reuse my license on a new pc I am building?


    Hello, I am building myself a new PC. I am changing everything except for the SSD. My Windows 10 OS is installed on the SSD. What is the correct procedure for reusing my license key and OS?Will I have to reinstall the OS even though it's already on a drive connected to the new motherboard?If not, and the OS is already installed, will there be a prompt at some point when I will need to type in the license key?And finally, how do I deactivate the license from the current pc before moving to the new one? I don't really understand what happens if I deactivate, does the OS just stop working instant

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    Mykhaylo Kim, Sep 16, 2024
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  2. VSMN1 Win User

    Replacing Windows 10 retail license with OEM to reuse the retail license on new build

    I built a Windows 10 PC several years ago and purchased a retail license. Now that PC cannot be updated to Windows 11. Can I purchase a Windows 10 OEM license and remove the retail license from this PC and install the OEM license without doing a complete reinstall? I would like to continue using this PC until Windows 10 goes EOL, and an OEM license seems perfect for this use since the PC cannot be updated to Windows 11. I would then like to build a new Windows 11 PC and reuse the Windows 10 retail license I would remove from my Windows 10 PC which can’t be upgraded.
     
    VSMN1, Sep 16, 2024
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  3. GT63_19 Win User
    Reuse license to Install Windows 10 on a new hard drive

    I'm installing a new hard drive on a PC hard drive that failed, it was upgrade from windows 7 to 10, can I reuse the license? and if so, do I have to install window 7 first then upgrade or just install windows 10? what are the steps to do this, do contact
    Microsoft?
     
    GT63_19, Sep 16, 2024
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  4. How do I correctly reuse my license on a new pc I am building?

    Cheap build for browsing/word processing

    Can you list what she currently uses.

    First step
    a thorough clean, reboot and virus scan

    next
    reuse parts from that pc and use them as the basis for a new build.

    e.g. why buy a new case?


    The ASUS board in my main rig was released 7.5 years ago and it is still more than capable.
     
    CAPSLOCKSTUCK, Sep 16, 2024
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